***POETRY NEWS***
Here is your Poetry News for Western Massachusetts for the month of September, 2018.
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Wishing you Peace through Poetry,
Poetry Highlights of This Month in Western Massachusetts:
Amherst Poetry Festival!! Sept. 20-23. Link to info:
http://www.emilydickinsonmuseum.org/amherstpoetryfestival
Sat. Sept. 1- Daniel Hales Book Release mulimedia event: doors at 7:30, reading with projections @ 8 pm, Jane Doe Jr., 267 Main St. (above Hattapon’s Thai Restaurant). + 2 rock band afterwards–all free, Greenfield, 7:30pm
Tue. Sept. 4 – Straw Dog Writers Night Out! Emily Arsenault, Open Mic & Live Music, The Basement, 21 Center St. Northampton, 7pm
Tue. Sept. 4 – Northampton Poetry: Christopher Johnson & Open mic at The Deuce, WWII Club Northampton, 7pm
Fri. Sept. 7 – Humor in Poetry workshop with Devin Divine, The Coffee Mill, Eastworks, Easthampton, 3:30 pm. Details below to sign up.
Sat. Sept. 8 – Meat for Tea presents, Le Cirque de la Charcuterie, Sonelab, 142 Pleasant St. Easthampton, 7pm
Sat. Sept. 8 – Poetry open mic & feature Devin Devine, The Coffee Mill, Eastworks, Easthampton, 7pm
Sat. Sept. 8 – Write Up Springfield! Creative writing group, all welcome. Springfield Central Library, State St. Springfield, 1pm
Sun. Sept. 9 – Straw Dog Writers Guild presents: Writers Read, Phyllis Katz & Open Mic, Elmers Store, 396 Main St. Ashfield, MA, 3:30pm
Sun. Sept. 9 – Paper Jam art opening & poetry performance by Exploded View, Great Falls Discovery Center, Turners Falls, 2pm
Tue. Sept. 11 – Poetry feature & Open Mic at The Deuce, WWII Club, Northampton, 7pm
Tue. Sept. 11 – UNBUTTONED featuring memoirs and monologues & open mic, Luthiers Co-op, Easthampton, 7pm
Thu. Sept. 13 – Florence Poets Society meeting & poetry share, Lilly Library, Florence, 6:30pm
Sun. Sept. 16 – Janet MacFadyen, Anna M. Warrock, and Catherine Stearns read from Slate Roof chapbooks, new books, and new work at The Bookstore & Get Lit Wine Bar, 11 Housatonic St., Lenox, 1pm
Sun. Sept. 16 – Gallery of Readers Series presents Gail Thomas, Kathleen Shewman, Seelye Hall, Smith College, Northampton, 4pm
Sun. Sept. 16 – Exploded View presents Poetry Jam, Great Falls Discovery Center, Turners Falls, 4pm
Tue. Sept. 18 – Greenfield Word, Open mic & Featuring Richard Wayne Horton & Elizabeth MacDuffie, 9 Mill St. Greenfield, 7:00pm
Tue. Sept. 18 – Poetry Feature & Open Mic at The Deuce, WWII Club, Northampton, 7pm
Tue. Sept. 25 – Straw Dog Writers Guild Author Showcase! S. Hadley Public Library, 6pm
Tue. Sept. 25 – Poetry Feature & Open Mic at The Deuce, WWII Club, Northampton, 7pm
Wed. Sept. 26 – Teatro V!DA Youth Open Mic, Bing Arts Center, 716 Sumner, Springfield, 7pm
Sat. Sept. 29 – Workshop with Gail Thomas, 1pm at PVWW. Link to sign up below.
Sun. Sept 30 – New Open Mic & feature Nicole M. Young: Rendezvous, Turners Falls. 3pm
Sun. Sept. 30 – Reading: Rebecca Olander, S.G. Tyler, Abigail Warren, Lilly Library, 2pm
IN DETAIL: POETRY EVENTS: PIONEER VALLEY AND BEYOND!
An Afternoon Reading
Last Sunday of every month, 3-5pm
Starts September 30th
Feature: Nicole M. Young
Open Mic host: Candace Curran
The Rendezvous, Turners Falls, MA
9 Mill Street, Greenfield
Doors open at 7:00
7:15 is Open Mic
We may pick from the hat, depending on the number of sign ups
8:30 the featured writers
Books will be for saleThis month featuring;
https://www.facebook.com/events/217837275752024/
Weekend of Sept. 29th and 30th
Laugh So Loud They Ask You To Be Quiet:
a humor writing & poetry workshop with Devin Devine, The Coffee Mill in Eastworks, 116 Pleasant St, Easthampton, Fri. Sept. 7 – 3:30-5 PM
Poetry open mic featuring Devin Devine
Saturday, Sept. 8 at The Coffee Mill in Eastworks, 116 Pleasant St, Easthampton, open mic 6 PM, feature 7 PM
Workshop with Gail Thomas
“Publishing Your Poems”
Sat., Sept. 29, 1-4 p.m
Pioneer Valley Writers’ Workshop,
register at http://www.pioneervalleywriters.org/store/p99/Publishing_Your_Poems_%28with_Gail_Thomas%29.html
Critique group based in Belchertown meets one Thursday morning
Open Mic Night for Youth
Every last Wednesday of the month from 7-9 p.m. from September through April, youth ages 12-25 are invited to Ign!te the Mic, The Valley’s only open mic for youth by youth.
A safe and non-competitive space for youth to share poetry, spoken word, music, monologues, theatrical scenes, dance, visual art, puppertry, or whatever your imagination can conceive!
All languages welcome. Admission $5 (no one turned away for lack of funds) Come and experience the healing power of the arts!
Co-sponsored by Teatro V!da and the The Bing Arts Center
Every last Wednesday of the month from 7-9 p.m.
Performers sign up at 6:45 p.m.
Bing Arts Center
716 Sumner Avenue
Springfield, MA
In the Forest Park neighborhood: free on street parking
www.teatrovida.com www.bingartscenter.org
Every Tuesday Night 8pm – 10pm
Open Mic Signup starts at 7pm.
World War II Club, Conz St. Northampton,MA
Please bring a 3-5 minute selection of your work to share
Fabulous website with featured poets
http://www.northamptonpoetry.com/
Florence Poets Society meets every second Thursday of the month. Socializing at 6:30, poetry s at 7:00 pm. Please consider joining the Florence Poets Society. Your $20 membership dues (Sept. – Aug.) support our annual journal, Silkworm, as well as public readings and events. We meet monthly at the Lilly Library in Florence on the 2nd Thurs. of each month, and all are welcome. Please visit our web site for more information: http://www.florencepoets.com or contact us at info@florencepoets.com.
ALBANY, NY POETRY
There’s a vibrant and active poetry community in the Albany area.
Go to http://www.albanypoets.com/ for schedules and events!
WORD IN WORCESTER
The Hangover Hour Poetry Salon
is every other Sunday afternoon, with a poet from the community reading the works of a poet from history. The open mic before the feature is a tight 5 minutes, for poems, stories or other spoken word propaganda. Spread the word nerd! The future is a drag, man!!! We start promptly at 5:00 p.m. every other Sunday, so come early, have a tasty beverage and be cool cats. 18+ Nicks (124 Millbury Street, Worcester)
The Little “a” Poetry Series
Every Thursday night at 7pm, with an open mic preceding the feature. It is free and all ages, and will be held at The Strange Attractor, 97D Webster St, Worcester MA. Hosted by “Cowboy” Matt Hopewell, who also does the booking and can be reached at themadcowboy@gmail.com or by phone at (508) 479 8311 .
CONNECTICUT POETRY
CT has a wonderful and comprehensive newsletter online. Write toctpoetnews@yahoo.com to get the CT Poet newsletter in your email, or the CT Poetry Calendar is online at http://www.ctpoetrycalendar.com
BOSTON/CAPE COD POETRY
If you want more events in the Boston area (and there are many more!) write to Dan Bouchard to get his poetry calendar in your email at bouchard@MIT.EDU
Cape Cod Poetry is under Barry Hellman’s Cape Cod Poetry Group on Facebook.
VERMONT POETRY
Poetry Slam
Every first and third Wednesday of the month. First, Poetry Slam, then is an open mic Equilibrium 14 Elm Street sign-up at 7:30 event is 8-10pmhttp://www.facebook.com/BrattleboroPoetry For a VT poetry events calendar go to: http://www.phayvanh.com/ For info on Brattleboro poetry and Write Action visit their website – http://www.writeaction.org Poetry readings at the Putney Library 55 Main Street, Putney VT (802) 387-4407
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